title: Primary effusion lymphoma involving the cerebrospinal fluid.
abstract: Primary effusion lymphoma or body cavity based lymphoma is a form of large B-cell lymphoma which usually presents as serous effusions without detectable tumor masses. It is universally associated with human herpesvirus-8 also known as Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus. This condition, so far, has been reported in the body cavity effusions that include pleura, peritoneum, and pericardium. We report a case of primary effusion lymphoma which has involved the cerebrospinal fluid. To our knowledge, this is the first case of PEL reported in the cerebrospinal fluid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA. nmoatamed@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Neda A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Moatamed
authors.forename: Sophie X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Sophia K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Apple
authors.forename: Jonathan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Said
mesh_terms: D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D048430:Cell Shape; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000473:pathology; D006678:HIV / Q000472:pathogenicity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D054685:Lymphoma, Primary Effusion / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged